If your time or budget has already been spoken for this summer, planning a "stay-cation" in Boston is an easy and exciting option that can add sparkle and splash to an average day in a big way. Without committing a monumental amount of time or spending a king's ransom on travel expenses, stay-cationers touring the city can indulge their eclectic curiosities in Boston's concentric circles of academic, cultural, recreational, and sporting venues.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rebellious Democrats disrupted the House's legislative work on Wednesday, staging a sit-in on the House floor and refusing to leave until they secured a vote on gun control measures. Exasperated Republicans were forced to recess while cutting off the C-SPAN cameras that showed the protest.
A group of nearly 100 Democrats led by Georgia Rep. John Lewis demanded a vote on measures to expand background checks and block gun purchases by some suspected terrorists in the aftermath of last week's massacre in Orlando, Florida, that killed 49 people. It was the worst shooting in modern U.S. history.
